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Where to meet halfway between Morningside Heights and Upper West Side

Morningside Heights and Upper West Side are about 1.7 miles apart. The fairest first date spots are around Upper West Side & Manhattan Valley, roughly 0.8 miles from each of you. For a drink, try Broadway Dive; for coffee, Plowshares Coffee Bloomingdale.

For drinks

Ordered so neither of you has the longer trip by much. Miles are as the crow flies.

  1. Broadway Dive

    Bar

    0.9 mi from Morningside Heights · 0.8 mi from Upper West Side

    ~3 min from 103 St (1)MapWebsite

  2. Tap a Keg

    Dive bar

    0.7 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.0 mi from Upper West Side

    ~2 min from 103 St (1)MapWebsite

  3. City Coffee & Bar

    Bar

    0.8 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.0 mi from Upper West Side

    ~5 min from 103 St (C B)MapWebsite

  4. Dive 106

    Bar

    0.6 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.0 mi from Upper West Side

    ~4 min from 103 St (1)MapWebsite

  5. Bob's Your Uncle

    Bar

    0.7 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.0 mi from Upper West Side

    ~5 min from 103 St (C B)MapWebsite

For coffee

  1. Plowshares Coffee Bloomingdale

    Coffee shop

    0.7 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.0 mi from Upper West Side

    ~2 min from 103 St (1)MapWebsite

  2. QA Cafe Harlem13

    Coffee shop

    1.0 mi from Morningside Heights · 0.7 mi from Upper West Side

    ~5 min from 103 St (1)Map

  3. La Toulousaine

    Café

    0.6 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.1 mi from Upper West Side

    ~4 min from 103 St (1)MapWebsite

  4. Baconery

    Café

    0.7 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.1 mi from Upper West Side

    ~6 min from Cathedral Pkwy (110 St) (C B)MapWebsite

  5. M.A.C.C.

    Café

    0.7 mi from Morningside Heights · 1.1 mi from Upper West Side

    ~5 min from 103 St (C B)MapWebsite

Or meet on one side

If one of you doesn’t mind the trip, each neighborhood has its own list.

Morningside HeightsManhattan · 8 bars · 15 coffee spotsUpper West SideManhattan · 39 bars · 27 coffee spots

Questions

People also ask

Where is halfway between Morningside Heights and Upper West Side?

The two are about 1.7 miles apart as the crow flies. The spots where both of you travel about the same distance are mostly around Upper West Side & Manhattan Valley.

What’s a good first date spot between Morningside Heights and Upper West Side?

Broadway Dive is 0.9 mi from Morningside Heights and 0.8 mi from Upper West Side. Tap a Keg is another fair choice for drinks. For coffee, Plowshares Coffee Bloomingdale works for both of you.

Why meet in the middle for a first date?

Neither person carries the whole trip, so it reads as considerate rather than convenient for one side. Suggest the place with both travel times in mind, and offer to swap it if it doesn’t suit them.

More places to meet halfway

East Harlem ↔ Morningside Heights1.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenMorningside Heights ↔ Washington Heights3.0 mi apart · fair spots in betweenBelmont ↔ Morningside Heights5.2 mi apart · fair spots in betweenMorningside Heights ↔ Upper East Side & Yorkville2.3 mi apart · fair spots in betweenMorningside Heights ↔ Upper East Side & Carnegie Hill2.4 mi apart · fair spots in betweenUpper West Side ↔ Upper West Side & Lincoln Square1.0 mi apart · fair spots in between

How this list is made: spots are open, independent cafés, bars and restaurants, chosen for being close to the subway and on blocks with plenty of other places nearby. Nobody pays to be listed. Distances are straight-line and walking times are estimates, so check opening hours before you go. Updated 2026-10-13. Data: Places: Overture Maps Foundation (CDLA-Permissive-2.0); 2020 Neighborhood Tabulation Areas, NYC Department of City Planning (NYC Open Data); MTA Subway Stations (data.ny.gov); Parks Properties, NYC Parks (NYC Open Data).